The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology
Volume 104, Issue 1 , Pages 58-65 , July 1999

Association between atopic sensitization and asthma and bronchial hyperresponsiveness in Swedish adults: Pets, and not mites, are the most important allergens

Received 30 November 1998 ,Revised 22 February 1999 ,Accepted 23 February 1999.

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☆ Supported by grants from the Swedish Heart and Lung Foundation, the Swedish Association Against Asthma and Allergy, the Swedish Medical Research Council, the Associations Against Asthma and Allergy in Göteborg and Uppsala, the Herman Krefting Foundation, the Bror Hjerpstedt Foundation, and the County Councils of Göteborg and Uppsala.

☆☆ Reprint requests: Peter Plaschke, MD, Department of Medicine, Roskilde County Hospital, Køgevej 7-13, DK 4000 Roskilde, Denmark.

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The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology
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